This is a small village near Dover in Kent. My intention is to show some of the Village, its history and the wildlife I find there.

Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Puss Moth

This was a surprise last night, as I have only caught four in the last seven years.

The books say they fly in May to July and my five records span 29th April to 26th June. I find this one of the most attractive of our Moths. They over winter as pupae and the emerging females lay eggs in small groups, one to three on the leaves of their food plant, Poplars and Willows.This is the last post I'll post myself for a few days, blogger's new facility for forward dating posts will be in operation till Sunday, let's hope it works.